Category: IT news
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The Fun Never Stops! OPPO F19 Down To An Amazing New Price
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Gear up OPPO fans because you are in for a treat! The brand is committed to providing the best quality product in the best possible prices and today’s offer does just that. That’s right, Consumers in Pakistan can now enjoy the Ultra Slim, Ultra Powerful OPPO F19 for PKR 34,999/- ONLY! That’s…
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Applications surge for Microsoft for Startups’ GrowthX Accelerator programme, as deadline approaches
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Microsoft today called for startups across Pakistan to act now and register their applications for its GrowthX Accelerator programme before the 7 July deadline, as interest in the initiative continued to surge across the region. Hailed as a major boost to the region’s vibrant startup ecosystem, Microsoft’s GrowthX Accelerator – announced in…
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Roshan Digital Accounts: Overseas Pakistanis remit $1.6b
KARACHI: Overseas Pakistanis have remitted approximately $1.6 billion through Roshan digital accounts (RDAs) in less than one year, according to the central bank on Saturday, using funds for financial transactions and investments in their homeland. Total 181,556 accounts have been opened from 171 countries across the world and 1.562 billion has been deposited in these…
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Facebook tests alerting users to catch extremist posts
SAN FRANCISCO: A Facebook test of pop-up boxes asking people whether they think friends are becoming extremists raised concerns Friday among US conservatives who felt their voices might be stifled. Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said in a Twitter exchange that the alerts sprang from an initiative at the social network to combat violent extremism and…
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200 business hit in cyberattack on computer tool
SAN FRANCISCO: A computing network management tool by Kaseya was under cyberattack attack on Friday, prompting the US IT company to urge businesses to shut down servers to avoid ransomware. Cybersecurity firm Huntress Labs said in a Reddit forum that it was working with partners targeted in the attack, and that some 200 businesses “have…
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IG for developing child protection app
LAHORE: Inspector General of Punjab Police Inam Ghani has directed the DIG IT to develop a digital app for close monitoring of missing, abducted or abused children across the province so that information received about them from all sources including helpline 15, police stations and service centres are automatically updated on the app and effective…
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Fawad hails SHC s decision to lift Tik ToK ban
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Friday expressed his jubilation over lifting of ban on popular video sharing platform ‘Tik Tok’ by Sindh High Court (SHC). In a tweet, he said technology war was being fought in the world right now as companies were propagating against each other. The regulatory…
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Pakistan suspends TikTok again
KARACHI: Pakistan authorities on Thursday again blocked the popular TikTok social media app after a court ruling on a private citizen´s petition that accused the company of promoting obscenity. “The TikTok ban is effective from today,” a representative of the company told media, and users confirmed they could not access their accounts or view…
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Get the best budget-friendly smartphone in less than PKR 20,000
With dozens of new smartphones arriving in the tech market every other day, buying a new phone can be confusing. Budget is not the only thing you need to check before making a purchase, but the best features and specifications including battery, processor, camera quality, etc. So we have made the choice easier for you. …
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Putin´s phone-in hit by ´cyberattacks´
MOSCOW: A televised phone-in with Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday was targeted by “powerful” cyberattacks, the state-run Rossiya 24 network which broadcast the event said. Shown on Kremlin-friendly media, the annual session with Putin sees the president field in real time queries submitted by Russians throughout the country. This year´s phone-in on Wednesday, which…